STRATEGY & ADVISORY

We understand that strategy is a continuous process and that businesses rely increasingly on the organisational adoption of IT and digital strategies to drive innovation and efficiency.

At ASG, we help organisations achieve their strategic ambitions following a proven approach that allows our customers to:

• Define their value proposition
• Define how they plan to deliver it
• Develop an IT strategy aligned with their value proposition and their business objectives.

Effective enterprise architecture encompasses both business and technology. To get it right first time requires a careful, well thought out design developed by a team with extensive experience and skills.

At ASG, we follow proven enterprise architecture frameworks and draw on our real-world experience to enable organisations to define how they should be designed and transformed.

Every year new technologies enter the market, all promising to transform the way you do business.

For many organisations there is lots to consider when it comes to integrating new technology, such as associated risks, costs, and the impact on your existing IT environment.

Plus, with so many options, how do you know which one to choose and when is the right time to move?

ASG helps you make the right decision by getting to know your business so that we can recommend a technology that fits your environment and your objectives.

Today’s modern enterprise is more dependent on technology than ever. However, as businesses grow and add new functionalities, managing large and separate islands of applications and infrastructures can become a drain on resources.

Our Strategy Services help organisations address these challenges by devising applications roadmaps in line with current and future IT environments, whilst also providing a clear path for digital transformation.

In large organisations, there are often hundreds of active projects and initiatives running at any one time, with each department juggling its own portfolios and focusing on achieving short-term goals and priorities.

As a result, the overall long-term objectives of a business in its entirety can be neglected.

At ASG, we follow our own proven principles to help our clients maintain and manage a well-balanced portfolio. By adhering to our four basic principles, we help clients do the right things, at the right time, in the right way, to deliver the best results.

Misunderstood or underestimated IT costs and timescales can adversely affect post-deal financial results following a merger or acquisition or a divesture.

At ASG, we help organisations minimise risk and cost by either assessing the key IT issues of a target entity (buyers), or identifying and addressing key IT issues prior to sale of an entity (sellers). We consider operational risks, synergies and cost-savings opportunities, separation requirements and costs, and financial impacts.

We also assess reliability and opportunities in existing IT applications, processes, infrastructure and teams, and how well they meet current and future business goals.

With how fast technology advances, organisations are struggling to keep up with the insatiable demand for new digital capabilities. As a result, many businesses operate with digital departments that are separate to IT in efforts to speed up innovation.

At ASG, we help organisations create more sustainable operating models that break down these silos. Using our proven design-led frameworks, we create and implement new IT operating models that support speed, agility and innovation.

At ASG, we ensure IT effectiveness by helping our clients manage IT costs and increase value, without compromising on service levels.

Using our proven processes, we identify ways to reduce costs within an organisation by better leveraging existing IT. Our services can help you to:

• Achieve better outcomes
• Increase IT/business alignment
• Improve IT governance
• Measure performance of IT in business terms
• Reduce operational risk.

ASG’s IT Sourcing and Procurement Services help organisations deliver more with less by leveraging external expertise and enabling fast-paced change.

Our process is supported by an experienced team of specialists who use methodical and robust tools to help our clients at every stage of the lifecycle; from outsourcing strategy, through to procurement, transition, and vendor management.

Selection of systems that support the business strategy, innovate the operations and optimise the technology footprint whilst minimising risk is an arduous task.

ASG helps its clients to define the goals for a new system, outline the alternatives, define the requirements, scan the market, select the best solution fit and plan for the implementation. We utilise proven methodology and artefacts, combined with our expertise in the technology market, so to accelerate the selection timeline and improve the reliability of the results.

The development of a robust business case requires a deep understanding of an organisations needs and challenges.

At ASG, we draw on our proven experience in business strategy and technology domains to help our clients develop strong business cases that support board, executive and management decision making.

Our services cover both technology and business initiatives including financial modelling and qualitative assessment of proposed options, and the development of associated documentation for stakeholder approvals.